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Referees

Crew Chief

RYZHYK, BORYS, Ukraine

Referee

KOROMILAS, ELIAS, Greece

Umpire

PATERNICO, CARMELO, Italy

The Take

It is a fight between two powerhouses atop the standings. Dontaye Draper plays against Madrid for the first time since leaving the club, and must use that experience against Sergio Rodriguez and Sergio Llull. Donnie McGrath and Dogus Balbay will share the point guard duties with Draper, as setting the right tempo will be among the biggest keys to this game. Madrid is without Rudy Fernandez, so Jaycee Carroll, K.C. Rivers and Jonas Maciulis will see most of the playing time at the wings against Matt Janning, Stratos Perperoglou, Cedi Osman and Furkman Korkmaz. The matchup between Andres Nocioni of Madrid and Dario Saric of Efes at power forward promises to be critical in this game. Nenad Krstic is sidelined, so Milko Bjelica and Stephane Lasme must be ready for a big battle under the rims against Gustavo Ayon, Felipe Reyes and Ioannis Bourousis, all great rebounders. Expect intensity and hustle.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Euroleague.net

Game Notes

Anadolu Efes Istanbul
Dontaye Draper played the previous two seasons with Real Madrid and twice helped the team reach the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four. Draper was a teammate of most of the team’s current roster and played under Coach Pablo Laso too. He also won one Spanish League crown and one Copa del Rey title in his time in Madrid.
Stephane Lasme moved into sole possession of second place on the Euroleague list of career shots blocked last week. He has 143, but Madrid’ Ioannis Bourousis is only 3 behind him.
Lasme was a teammate of Real Madrid forward Jonas Maciulis during the past two seasons at Panathinaikos Athens. They helped the Greens to back-to-back Greek League and Cup doubles.
Lasme is due to appear in his 100th career Euroleague game this week.
Cenk Akyol came off the bench to score a career-high 16 points at Real Madrid last season. Akyol made 4 of 6 three-point shots in 20 minutes. Madrid won the Top 16 game over Akyol’s Galatasaray 89-84.
Injured center Nenad Krstic averaged 16 points in two games against Real Madrid last season for CSKA Moscow.
Dogus Balbay tied a career-high with 4 steals in a regular season loss against Real Madrid last season.

Real Madrid
This marks the seventh consecutive season that Madrid and Anadolu Efes will meet in the Euroleague. Madrid has won 11 of those 12 games.
Sergio Rodriguez needs 1 more point to reach the 1,000-point milestone for his Euroleague career.
Rodriguez needs 3 more steals to reach the century mark for his Euroleague career.
Andres Nocioni has made at least 1 three-pointer in 11 straight Euroleague games.
Felipe Reyes has made 12 consecutive free throws in Euroleague action.
Reyes is the league co-leader in offensive rebounds with 13 through four games.
Ioannis Bourousis needs 26 more rebounds to overtake David Andersen of Eurocup side ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne for third place on the Euroleague’s career rebound charts. Bourousis has 1,118 career boards.
Bourousis is tied for third in competition history with 140 career blocked shots alongside Denis Marconato.
Sergio Llull needs 7 more three-pointers to reach 200 for his Euroleague career. He will become the24th player to achieve that feat.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

IVKOVIC, DUSAN

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

"In the fifth game of Euroleague we are playing against one of the most talented teams in Europe. We have to play one good game first of all. After losing against Zalgiris Kaunas at home the importance of this game has increased. They have very high percentage in many categories in Euroleague after four weeks. They are leading by 96 points per game, 26 assists per game, and having the less turnovers among the 24 teams with 9,5. We have to take them into a lower level. We have three serious injuries as known. We have to take control of the game and stop them in transition."

LASO, PABLO

Real Madrid

"This is a difficult trip for us. Anadolu Efes has become stronger and they are a new team with a new coach, with many new players. In Group A they are, on paper, one of the toughest rivals. They have good outside game with Draper, Janning or Perperoglou, who can score a lot. heir big men are mobile, Lasme, Bjelica and Saric. It is a complicated game and we'll have to work well from the very beginning. With Krstic, Efes had a clear reference inside, many balls went to his hands. Now their style is more open and unpredictable because Lasme, Bjelica and Saric are not so close to thelow post. They post up, but they play open. With Krstic's absence, the offensive goals of Efes have changed a bit in the past weeks."

Players

PERPEROGLOU, STRATOS

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

"It is gonna be a tough game. Real Madrid is playing well right now. After losing against Zalgiris Kaunas we want to protect our home court. We have some injury problems but we want to do our best to get a victory."

CARROLL, JAYCEE

Real Madrid

"I think that the game against Anadolu Efes will be one of the toughest we had so far. They are a good team with great players and also, playing in Istanbul is not easy. I think this is a good test for us. Krstic was playing at a good level and now some other players will have to step up to score and rebound, but I am sure Anadolu Efes have been working on this. Our offense has been quite good in the last games, but we are still seeking more rhythm in defense. We must lower the scores of our opponents and we are working on that aspect. We must keep our ambition, give it all and fight for every possession as it was the last one. We must share the ball inoffense and, in defense, make our best effort to stop the one on ones and then, improve team defense also."

Janning's tip-in lifts Anadolu Efes past Madrid

In an outstanding battle that went down to the wire, Anadolu Efes Istanbul survived a tough test by edging previously undefeated Real Madrid 75-72 in Group A. The game appeared headed for overtime before Matt Janning soared for a game winning tip-in. Cedi Osman led the winners with 16 points on 4-of-4 three-point shooting and 7 rebounds. Dario Saric added 13 points, Stephane Lasme scored 12 and Milko Bjelica and Stratos Perperoglou each got 11 for Efes. Sergio Llull led Madrid with 20 points. Ioannis Bourousis added 17, Andres Nocioni 11 while Sergio Rodriguez netted 10 for the guests. A 0-7 run that Llull capped with a three-pointer gave Madrid an early 7-11 edge. Perperoglou and Dontaye Draper stepped up for Efes, but Llull tied the game at 18-18 after 10 minutes. Bjelica struck from downtown to put Efes up 28-21. Llull and Rodriguez helped Madrid regain the lead at 31-32, but back-to-back triples by Osman helped Efes reach halftime with a 39-36 edge. A layup by Draper made it a double-digit game, 50-40, soon after the break. A 2-14 run, which Rodriguez capped with a jumpe,r put Madrid back ahead, 52-54. The game turned into a thriller when Osman tied the game with a three-pointer, 71-71. Lasme and Nocioni traded layups for a 73-73 tie, but Efes got the ball back with 6.8 seconds left. Bjelica and Osman missed around the basket before Janning took over with the game-winning tip-in at the buzzer!

First quarter: What an intense start!

Dontaye Draper fed Stephane Lasme for a two-handed dunk that got Efes going. Ioannis Bourousis answered with a layup, which Matt Janning bettered with a triple from the corner for a 5-2 Efes lead. Dario Saric shined with a put-back basket, but Bourouis beat the shot clock with a four-meter jumper and soon added an off-balance basket to make it 7-6. Andres Nocioni stepped up with an up-and-under layup and Sergio Llull struck from downtown in transition to cap a 0-7 run. Stratos Perperoglou followed a jumper with an acrobatic basket and Nocioni nailed an off-balance triple. A layup by Draper kept Efes within 13-14. Perperoglou kept pacing the hosts with a fast break layup to cap a 6-0 run and put Efes back ahead. After Bourousis split free throws, Saric scored down low. Llull sank another triple for an 18-18 tie after 10 minutes.

Second quarter: Osman shines to put Efes ahead

Llull swished a five-meter jumper early in the second quarter. Milko Bjelica scored in penetration, as Madrid tried to improve its offense with Sergio Rodriguez and Jaycee Carroll together on court. Perperoglou nailed a big triple off the dribble for a 5-point Efes lead. Felipe Reyes split free throws and a three-pointer by Bjelica ignited the crowd at 28-21. Madrid kept struggling to score until Rodriguez nailed a mid-range jumper. Reyes soon added a jump hook to get within 29-25. Bjelica and Carroll traded baskets and a three-pointer by Llull brought Madrid closer. Rodriguez nailed a stop-and-pop jumper to put Madrid back ahead, 31-32. Perperoglou scored in penetration, but Rodriguez made free throws. A three-pointer by Cedi Osman restored a slim Efes edge. A huge block by Draper allowed Osman to strike again from downtown, but Nocioni kept Madrid within 39-36 at halftime.

Third quarter: Efes takes off, but Madrid rallies

Bourousis banked in a close shot immediately after the break, but Saric did better with a bomb from downtown. Osman added a driving layup for a 44-38 Efes advantage. Osman made free throws to boost the hosts' lead. Reyes tried to change things with a second-chance power layup, which Lasme matched with a close basket. A fast break layup by Draper gave Efes its first double-digit margin, 50-40, causing Madrid to call timeout. Rodriguez hit free throws and fed Bourousis for an alley-oop slam but Lasme kept the hosts way ahead, 52-44. Rodriguez scored again and back-to-back triples by Llull, one from each corner, tied it at 52-52. Efes had trouble circulating the ball and Bourouis completed the guests' comeback at 52-54, capping a 2-14 run. Saric followed free throws with a layup, which Bjelica followed with a three-pointer to give Efes some fresh air. A layup by Bourousis and a free throw by Bjelica fixed the score at 60-57.

Fourth quarter: It comes down to the final shot

An unstoppable Osman ignited the crowd with a three-pointer from the corner early in the quarter. Bourousis made free throws and a five-meter jumper by Carroll kept Madrid within 2. Saric split foul shots, but Llull nailed a mid-range jumper off the dribble and Marcus Slaughter tied it at 64-64 with over six minutes left. Lasme made free throws, as Efes improved its defense off a timeout. The hosts kept running their offense through an inspired Lasme, who scored around the basket for a 68-64 lead. K.C. Rivers hit a close shot, as Madrid managed to slow Lasme. A three-pointer by Carroll gave Madrid the lead, 68-69. Nocioni scored off a steal to cap a 0-7 run, but Osman nailed a triple to tie it again at 71-71 with over two minutes to go. Lasme shined with an alley-oop layup. Nocioni scored in penetration, but Efes got the ball back with 20 seconds left. Nocioni had a big block on Bjelica, Osman missed the follow-up layup and a tip-in by Janning won the game for Efes at the buzzer!

Head Coaches

IVKOVIC, DUSAN

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

“We won a very well deserved game against a tough team like Real Madrid. We showed our desire to win the game from the beginning until the end. Our opponent was the best in scoring average and the number of the assists, but also with its excellent shooters. We paid attention to their scorers most of the game in defense. We forced them to make 7 turnovers and just 7 assists in the first half. Lack of experience and the injury of Dontaye Draper was the reason we were caught by Real Madrid. Bu in the last possession we managed to win with a divine force.”

LASO, PABLO

Real Madrid

“Congratulations to Anadolu Efes for their win. Anadolu Efes was always a step ahead all through the game. We had to follow them for most of the game. It was a very tough game. The team that made the best shots in the crunch time won the game. Unfortunately we couldn’t do it well. Cedi Osman scored a very critical thre- pointer in the crunch time. And the defensive boards that we allowed decided the game.”

Players

OSMAN, CEDI

Anadolu Efes Istanbul

"First of all, it was an amazing game, really. I don't know what to say. I am really happy because we won this game. We showed we are a good team, a Final Four candidate. Congratulations to our fans and of course, to my teammates for this win."